Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
COW MANURE IN PASTURE.

ating 10 milk production. and this re-
moves most of the nitrogenous and
mineral clements that the COW eats. II
he cows are yarded ut night the more
'aluable parts of their manure are left
n the farm ard.
SETTING STRAWBERRY PLANTS.
The sooner strawberry plants are set
nut in July or August the better chance
or crop next Spring. If large
patch is TO be set. wait for rainy time,
hat their growth be not too much
checked Frequent hoeing and stop
ping the growth of runners will make
he hills thrifty. All the fruit buds for
lcxt Summers crop must, however. be
formed this fall.
MILDEw on LATE PEAS.
Owing to mildew peas sown late sell
lom amount TO much. Occasionally
here is a cool. moist time as the pods
are setting, which prevents mildew
rom spreading; but the vines do not
set so freely rs those which made their
irst growth slowly early in the season.
1t is poss BILE that sulphur or copperas
water will check this mildew. 1t is
we'll worth trying. as the green pea
season could be protracted until Fall
WATERING CUCUMBERs.
1t pays to water cucumbers, provided
he work is done as ii should be. as is
seldom the case. Too often the surface
IF the ground is only slightly moisten.
I'd and if water is poured on, it often
Toes as much harm rs good. The
cucumber hill should be depressed
around the plants. Remove little of
he surface soil and gently sprinkle the
water over the plants until not they
out the soil 10 a depth of four or five
inches is thoroughly moistened. Then
replace the surface sol. which is the
best kind of n mulch. One such water
inc week Will keep the plants thrifty
in the dryest time.
TREES As WIRE FENCE POSTS.
1t is possible to use fruit trees for
fence posts when wire is the material
employed. The wires should not be
tackled directly upon the tree, but
strip of board nailed TO it and the wire
attached to that. Apple trees planted
thirty feet apart will need light stake
between TO keep the wire from saggng
With trees in the fence ii is not best tC
try to pillow closely to them, but get the
ground seeded and leave strip o
eight or ten feet in grass which SHOULD
be mown and saved. This headland il
grass is convenient for turning arounC
on at the end of rows when cultiyatin!
IN hoed crops.
WATERING cows II sUgMF'
Any animal giving milk requires fire.
quent watering. While many cows il
Winter VIII only drink once day
they viii in Summer require water thre
times, morning, noon and night, an,
drink heartily each time. The waite
even in Summer is better for standn,
where it will be nearly blood warmth
Fresh water from the we'll is for thi
season not so good as that from stream
or ponds. where it is warmed by tn
surrounding air. Doubtless water a
cold rs ice is not best for human
beings. but we have no such practica
test of Is bad effects as any one ca
have from giving it to milch cows.
WHY TIMOTHY Runs OUT,
Timothy is never cut until too lat
for the good of the plant. if not of tn
hay A meadow late in the Summe
is oily dried-up stubble with scarcel
any green heritage if composed onl
Of timothy. The exposed dubious roc
is the natural home of the white grub
and the eggs for producing these ar
laid in them, while if the field
seeded with clover or some grass ths
sprouts quickly after cutting the tin
othy will be protected. Timothy root
feed mainly near the surface, Will
those of clover strike deeply into tn
subsoil. With some clover sown wit
il timothy sod will last two or tire
years longer than without the clover
CoTToN-sEED MEAL.
The fact that English farmers hav
largely substituted cotton-seed mes
for linseed is perhaps good evidence {
its greater chcapness. England 70
many years took the refuse from OF
flax seed and thus kept up to a poin
where most American feeders though
they could not afford to use it. OF LAT
years lnseed meal is comparat iv 81
cheap, due probably in large part
the more extensive use of Indian cor
rs stock feed in England In fattenin
his beef on corn John Bull is DRAWN
on an almost inexhaustible supply. Bt
at present both kinds of oil meal al
for some purposes moro nearly on
basis with corn for cheapness than the
formerly were.
WORKING YOUNG COLTS.
A colt from draught stock or II